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Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “They are absolutely devastated over people being sick.” Vickie Herr, Locust Grove, Okla., flower shop owner, on the reaction of the Country Cottage restaurant’s owners to an E. coli outbreak
Article, 1 B Today’s happenings Newton County Fair and Rodeo, all day, fairgrounds, Jasper South Sebastian County Fair, all day, Sebastian County Fairgrounds, Greenwood 16 th annual Eureka Springs VW Festival, all day, Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs Fayetteville Arts Festival, 7-9 p. m., Fayetteville Town Center Looking ahead Pickin ’ in the Park, 6 p. m. Saturday, Frisco Park, Rogers 57 th annual Clothesline Fair, all day Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park 36 th annual Crawford County Festival, all day Saturday-Tuesday, Lake Lou Emma Park, Van Buren Lake Lou Emma Arts and Crafts Fair, 8 a. m. Sunday and Monday, Lake Lou Emma Park, Van Buren Lucky 13 Starlight Cinema: Ratatouille, 7 p. m. Sunday, 1 N. Main St., Eureka Springs Volunteer Ambulance Service Big Country Breakfast, 7: 30-10: 30 a. m. Monday, Lost Bridge Community Room, 12477 Lodge Drive, Garfield UAFS offers variety in music series The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Academy of Arts will begin a four-part Distinguished Artists Series at 7: 30 p. m. Sept. 12 with a performance by John and Paula Kasica of the St. Louis Symphony. The concert, “Windfire: Flute and Percussion Spectacular,” will feature music ranging from baroque to vaudeville and will feature African drums, flute and marimba. Other performances in the series include “A Singing Celebration: Vocals and Choir” by Katherine and Edward White on Nov. 18; “Polished Brass: Trumpet and Trombone” by Alexandra Zacharella and Kevin Gebo on Feb. 20; and “Ivory Strings: Piano and Violin” by Rosilee Walker and Linda Fischer on April 7. All concerts will take place in the university’s Breedlove Auditorium. Admission is $ 15 per performance. More information is available at www. uafortsmith. edu.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Diabetes walk set for Sept. 13 The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation’s eighth annual Walk to Cure Diabetes will begin at 7 p. m. Sept. 13 at the University of Arkansas gardens in Fayetteville. The event will feature a 5 K run and a fun walk. Both events will tour the UA campus. Food and entertainment will be part of the event. The first 1, 100 participants will receive goody bags. More information is available at www. jdrf. org.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Poker run benefits several charities The Springdale Noon Lions Club will hold its fifth annual charity poker run at 9 a. m. Sept. 13 at Tyson Park’s northwest pavilion in Springdale. A $ 20 donation is required to participate and includes one hand of poker, a meal ticket and a T-shirt. Extra poker hands are $ 5 each. Meal tickets and T-shirts are $ 10. Proceeds will benefit the Lions Club International Foundation, Lions Club World Services for the Blind, Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing, and the Diabetes Awareness Center. More information is available at www. springdalelions. org.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE ‘Hispanic presence’ monsignor’s topic Monsignor David LeSieur of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Rogers will discuss “No Longer Strangers: The Hispanic Presence in Our Midst” at noon Sept. 17 at First United Methodist Church in Springdale. The event is part of the Shiloh Museum’s “Sandwiched-In Series.” More information is available by calling (479 ) 750-8165.
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